<p>if you're gonna be a sophomore? or is that completely impossible?</p>
<p>also, how come there are freshman living in wada & towle when it's designed for upper div and transfer students??</p>
<p>I think singles are saved primarily for students who are disabled / with special circumstances.</p>
<p>Towle is meant for sophomores but is open to frosh.
I email housing about getting a single. Here is the story:</p>
<p>The chances of getting a single room are very low. There are less
than 100 single spaces on campus, and they are reserved primarily for
those with medical needs, and 3rd and 4th year students.</p>
<p>Christen Craft
Cal Housing</p>
<p>You could apply to be an RA-- I'm pretty sure they get singles.</p>
<p>Ive always wondered: just how much of a discount do RA's get on housing?</p>
<p>I believe that it's all free, the housing and the meal plan that is.</p>
<p>RA's get free room and board.</p>
<p>are you serious? there are 1st and 2nd year ppl living in wada?</p>
<p>In Towles, not Wada. RA applications were due a long time ago.</p>
<p>one of my friends just started at s.f. state and i stayed in her dorm this weekend. then i went to cal and visited wada today (just from the outside) and it looks alot nicer than s.f. state. </p>
<p>is this assumption true for wada in general? i mean, is it nicer inside than the normal freshman dorms? (i'm looking to transfer to cal this fall, just fyi and am curious about on- vs. off-campus choices)</p>
<p>One of the nice things about Wada is that the building is only a couple of years old so it isn't as run down as, say, unit 3. It also consists of apartments instead of regular dorm rooms, so each apartment has two bedroom + a common area with a kitchen. It is also cheaper than the regular dorms, but it does not come with a meal plan and they give you an off-campus financial aid package. </p>
<p>Since everyone was talking about how great Wada is, I was a little surprised when I got here. Cheap furniture, cement walls, and stall showers with no bathtub. It's not that big of a deal, but it's not what I was expecting. </p>
<p>Personally, I'm going to move into an apartment next year. But, if you want the dorm experience with a little more privacy, I would recommend Wada. Let me know if you have any specific questions.</p>
<p>also, more privacy means less social in many instances. the mini suites are less social than the highrises, though ultimately it comes down to whose living there.</p>
<p>and for wada, i think it'll be gross if they had bathtubs (would you really take a bath.. really?). stall showers are perfect.</p>
<p>also, stern has been handing out singles very easily. a friend of mine applied very late (past the deadline) and still a single.</p>
<p>I guess my point was that even though it's described as apartment style, it doesn't really feel like an apartment--more like an oversized dorm with a common area attached.</p>
<p>What do you have to do to become a RA? Also, are you paid for doing it?</p>
<p>I know that the RA applications are done, but how hard is it to become an RA?</p>
<p>I wouldn't become an RA just to get a single. Those who aren't very into it have told me that the costs outweigh the benefits. If it's something you enjoy doing I'm sure it wouldn't be as big of a deal. But if you're not very into it it can seem like a lot of work.</p>
<p>(I'm not an RA myself-- this is just what I've been told)</p>
<p>cement walls in wada? in the rooms too? if so, i guess no tacking up pics or any other crap, huh?? :)</p>
<p>and wouldn't that give it kind of an industrial look? it seemed pretty industrial from the outside, at least when i visited it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I guess you could call it an industrial look. We do have a board next to our beds where we can tack stuff up if we wanted to.</p>
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cement walls in wada? in the rooms too? if so, i guess no tacking up pics or any other crap, huh??</p>
<p>and wouldn't that give it kind of an industrial look? it seemed pretty industrial from the outside, at least when i visited it.
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<p>I'm assuming that many of the dorms do have non-cement walls, as they do ask that you not put tacks in the wall. You can get a board to put pics and such on, though.</p>
<p>well, i'm only really considering wada because that's what they put transfer students in, right?</p>
<p>(i'm a transfer... er, hopefully will be, once i found out later this spring).</p>
<p>so it really doesn't matter to me what the other dorms have. i kind of like the industrial/warehouse kind of look, though. like those weird, warehouse-style apartments that i've been to in parts of oakland.</p>